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Morning North | Jan 11, 2013 | 7:56

Sliding: The unofficial sport of winter

Sliding remains essentially unorganized as a sports in most communities. The CBC's Erik White takes a looks at the sport and how Greater Sudbury is looking at the idea of an official city designated sliding hill.

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